The No True Christian Fallacy

[John S]

...may not act as a Christian ought to, but that does not make them not Christian...

That's one of the dilemma's of orthodox Christianity is that you don't need to be a very good Christian to enjoy your "Get-Out-of-Hell-Free" card. People get sorted into two groups: saved and not-saved. It's a pass-fail test. Most other religions, and some Christian denominations like Swedenborgians (that's me), make allowances for how well you followed the specific practices and teachings of the faith.

The "saved" doctrine is followed by many Protestant denominations. I, and apparently you also, find this doctrine to be incorrect. I also believe it to be antichristian and blasphemous because, according to this doctrine, human beings decide that they are going to Heaven - and NOT God. In other words, these people are claiming that they are ABOVE God. According to this, they have no reason to be God-fearing if they are above Him.